India's most successful organizations and inspirational leaders to exchange best practices on leadership, gender balance, success on Sept 30, 2025 in Mumbai. MUMBAI, India, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- House of Rose Professional Pte Ltd. (HORP) – the leader in global executive leadership development announced today that key executives and Board Directors from United Breweries, Wella, Jio BP, Liberty Insurance, UPS Express, Madison World, DHL Group, Kohler Co., EPL Limited, Vistra, L&T Finance, Tata Power Renewable Energy, Crisil, etc would lead as speakers and mentors for its 2025 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® (BTCTTS)- the success and leadership summit for women in Mumbai, India on Sept. 30, 2025. Delegate and team bookings for the India edition of the summit, which is part of the 2025-2026 world tour of Break the ceiling touch the sky® are open at www.houseofroseprofessional.com The summit will bring together leaders (especially women leaders and allies for gender balance) from several of India's most successful companies to exchange and learn best practices on leadership, growth and success across industries, showcase their employer brands, and interact and network with top leadership talent in India. For participants the summit offers a significant opportunity to learn from several of India's most successful leaders and enhance their career paths to greater success. The summit will also celebrate the 2025 Break the ceiling touch the sky® Most Inspirational Women in Leadership in India list.

Research shows that gender- balanced led Companies outperform non gender-balanced led Companies. India has an incredible opportunity ahead of it with approximately 1.6% of Fortune India 500 Companies being led by a female CEO.

Speakers at the summit include Vinod Tahiliani, Chief Financial Officer, Jio BP; Nishi Vasudeva, Former Chairman, HPCL and Independent Director on the Boards of L&T Finance, Tata Power Renewable Energy and Crisil and Consultant, House of Rose Professional; Sam Balsara, Chairman, Madison World; Indrani Bhuyan, Head of Consumer Insights, Portfolio Strategy & Innovation, United Breweries Ltd; Pravesh Saha, General Manager, South Asia, Wella Company; Mona Gupta, Head of GRS Capability Center Operations, Liberty Mutual Insurance; Supriya Rao Patwardhan, Executive Vice President, DHL Group; Dr. Shikha Bhagat, Managing Director – India and Mauritius, Vistra; Lara Balsara Vajifdar, Executive Director, Madison World; Abbas Panju, Managing Director – India, UPS Express; Harish Sadani, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Men against Violence and Abuse (MAVA); Ranjeet Oak, Managing Director – South Asia, Kohler Co; Sonal Jain, Global Chief Human Resources Officer, EPL Limited; Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd, etc.

Nishi Vasudeva, Former Chairman & Managing Director, HPCL and Independent Director on the Boards of L&T Finance, Tata Power Renewable Energy and Crisil and Consultant, House of Rose Professional shared, "The advantages of gender balanced leadership have been extensively documented with the clear takeaway that gender balanced led companies deliver better on business, growth and social impact. The world's largest and most respected Companies are becoming increasingly gender diverse at the top. The sharing of best practices amongst India's most successful leaders at Break the ceiling touch the sky® is an excellent opportunity to invest not just in women, but in sustainable, better businesses." Mona Gupta, Head of GRS Capability Center Operations Liberty Mutual Insurance commented: "For over a century, Liberty Mutual has been driven by a clear purpose: to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. As a global leader in insurance, we've built our legacy on trust, innovation, and a commitment to protecting what matters the most. Exchanging best practices at Break the ceiling touch the sky® with peer companies across industries enables us to better support the development of our leaders as well as share our own learnings and successes." Kavita Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, United Breweries Ltd., shared, "Our purpose is to brew the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world. We are pleased to partner with Break the ceiling touch the sky® and support this coming together of so many diverse minds and best practices from the world's best companies and leaders and accelerate gender diversity in the workplace. Our message to women in leadership is to be assertive, and trust in your ability to break barriers. The ceiling isn't as high when you decide to push past it." Pravesh Saha, General Manager, South Asia, Wella Company shared, "At Wella Company, we empower people to look, feel, and be their true selves. As an innovative global leader in the beauty industry, we combine our iconic 140+ years of history and industry expertise with our dynamic growth as a category-leading company. With this in mind, we are immensely proud to continue our partnership with Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® in India, in our shared mission to enable and inspire people to achieve greater success. Since 2017, we have partnered across multiple regions, reinforcing our commitment to driving positive impact." Added Sam Balsara, Chairman, Madison World; "I have been involved as a speaker at Break the ceiling touch the sky® for several years and also honoured to serve as a current Break the ceiling touch the sky® Global Male Champion for Gender Equality. As a premier Media Agency, Madison has a unique role in shaping attitudes and mindset of leaders towards women overall and the continued advancement of women in leadership as a critical enabler of business. I am looking forward to sharing and learning at the 2025 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky®.

Commented Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO of House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. Ltd and author of the book Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky: success secrets of the world's most inspirational women which inspired the summit, "The Break the ceiling touch the sky® summit enables companies to learn rapidly across industries amongst the world's most successful companies (versus reinventing the wheel internally), develop their leaders and accelerate business growth via gender-balanced leadership. We are delighted to be able to contribute to incredible India's growth story via the Break the ceiling touch the sky® summit." Since 2014, Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® has enabled the success of over 50,000 leaders across over 600 companies globally via 38 international summits and other trainings. House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. (HORP) is a leader in global executive development via its Talent (BeliEVE® executive search) Training (Break the ceiling touch the sky® - the success and leadership summit for women) and Transformation (CEOSmith® - reputation, executive excellence and business advisory services for the C-Suite) verticals.

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